BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Police are on the scene this morning of an early morning shooting at St. Vincent's Hospital where a gunman shot three people and was then killed.

According to the police, the gunman opened fire near elevators on the fifth floor of the hospital. The gunman shot two hospital employees and a police officer. A second police officer, not the one who was injured, killed the gunman.

"We believe this was a totally isolated incident. We don't believe
there was anyone else involved with this shooter at this time," Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams said.

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Birmingham Police Department will conduct investigations of the incident.

A news conference on the shooting is set to begin on the St. Vincent's campus shortly. We will provide more details as they become available.